Table 1.
Description of participants.
| Participants | Age | Gender and age of the child with ASD | Couple living together/apart | Additional members of the family |
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| Mother 1 | 25 | Female, 7 | Together | 2 sisters (5 and 3 y/o, respectively) |
| Father 1 | 31 | |||
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| Mother 2 | 38 | Female, 4 | Together | No additional members |
| Father 2 | 43 | |||
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| Mother 3 | 27 | Male, 5 | Apart | Child lives with mother but stays with father frequently. Has a brother (14 y/o) on his father's side, who lives with the father |
| Father 3 | 43 | |||
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| Mother 4 | 40 | Male, 5 | Together | No additional members |
| Father 4 | 45 | |||